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Designated Survivor: 60 Days

2019 · 1 season

A tense, talky political thriller that keeps you leaning in as an ordinary man is crushed by power.

Created by
Tae-heui Kim
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Ji Jin-hee, Huh Joon-ho, Lee Jun-hyuk
Overview
An explosion at the National Assembly kills everyone in the cabinet, leaving Park Mu-jin, the Minister of Environment, to become the next president. Park Mu-jin is a scientist-turned-politician who has no ambitions in politics, but as the acting president for 60 days, he is compelled to investigate the truth behind the attack. Based on the popular American series, Designated Survivor.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Tae-heui Kim
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Ji Jin-hee, Huh Joon-ho, Lee Jun-hyuk
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • conspiracy
    • power
    • corruption
    • grief
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime, mystery, war & politics
    Created by
    Tae-heui Kim
    Written by
    Kim Tae-hee
    Starring
    Ji Jin-hee, Huh Joon-ho, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kang Han-na, Bae Jong-ok, Kim Gyu-ri, Choi Jae-sung, Choi Yoon-young
    Length
    1 seasons, 16 episodes, 75 min each
    Network
    tvN
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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